The Gospel in China
This is exceptionally good news.
In China it is known as the “sacred doctrine” and it has become one of the country’s bestselling books. Yet it has nothing to do with the thoughts of Chairman Mao and its teachings have been in conflict with the forces of Communism for generations.
Demand for the Bible is soaring in China, at a time when meteoric economic growth is testing the country’s allegiance to Communist doctrine. Today the 50 millionth Bible will roll off the presses of China’s only authorised publisher, Amity Printing, amid public fanfare and celebration.
Would that the Gospel break the tyranny of the Chinese Communists.
But there is something important the article left out. China punishes those who distribute unauthorized Bibles very harshly. One wonders what is being censored in the state-approved churches, such as, say, the freedom that the Bible insists belongs to every individual.
It’s good that there’s a revival of sorts in China, but we have a long road ahead before we can break the tyrants’ control on their people and see a free China.
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